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NOW files against ISU (Ames tribune) Item Info

Ames Tribune article announcing National Organization for Women (NOW) lawsuit against Iowa State University over gender-based discrimination.  The case was listed as a class action lawsuit meaning NOW would have to prove systematic discrimination based on sex rather than a singular event.
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Title:
NOW files against ISU (Ames tribune)
Date Created:
1971-06-07
Time Period:
1970s
Description:
Ames Tribune article announcing National Organization for Women (NOW) lawsuit against Iowa State University over gender-based discrimination. The case was listed as a class action lawsuit meaning NOW would have to prove systematic discrimination based on sex rather than a singular event.
Subject (Topic):
Sex discrimination against women Student movements Women--Political activity
Subject (Person):
Ritts, Judy Hamilton, Carl
Location:
Iowa--Ames Iowa--Story County
Language:
eng
Source:
Iowa State University. Student Organizations - Political and Social Action Organizations records. Subject files, 1916-2014, undated
Call Number:
RS 22/4/0/1
Box:
3
Folder Title:
National Organization for Women (NOW), 1971-1977
Finding Aid Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9k221
Contributing Institution:
Iowa State University. Special Collections and University Archives
Publisher:
Iowa State University. Library
Extent:
1 page
Genre:
clippings (information artifacts)
Type:
Text
Format:
image/jpeg
Digital Collection Title:
Women's experience at Iowa State from 1960-1979 collection
Digital Collection Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9pk0755x
Identifier:
womensexperience85
Filename:
rs022-004-000-001b003i001.jpg
Item Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9hx15v3c

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"NOW files against ISU (Ames tribune)", Women's Experience at Iowa State from 1960-1979 Collection, Iowa State University Library Digital Collections
Reference Link:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9hx15v3c
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